The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-07-29
sUIIARY OF THB NEWS.
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Sylvanus Cobb, Jr., the novelist, died IN
Boston on Wednesday.
nThe bark extract works Of j. 8. Youpr 4
Co., at Baltimore, burned Thursday night,
Loss. $4,000.
The Lawrence cement works at Eddyville,
N. T., burned Friday morning.. Loss, $40.
600; insurance, $4,000.
A fire at the brewery OF Lewis Bergdall 4
Co., at Philadelphia, Friday morning caused
a loss estimated at ell5, 600. The insurance
will cover the loss.
One OF the heaviest storms for years swep,
over Pittsburg on Wednesday. No fatalities
are reported but the damage to property 1.
reported to be tlO0,OsO. Dwellings, on Butch,
er's run were submerged.
John McNerny, Who wss shot at OIL City
pennsylvania, for resisting arrest, died
Wednesday night. Officer James who was
wounded by McNerny ia dead. This make.
Tour victims of the tragedy At OIL City.
A movement has been ipaugurated among
the leading business men of Buffalo to raise 9
fund of 100000, which will BIO offered a. q
prize for the best invention for utilizing the
water " of the Niagara river. Compcti.
ton will be open to the world.
"A fire broke out In the Maryland hominy
and coraline mill at Baltimore ON Friday,
which was entirely destroyed. Loss, $50, 200.
The fire also communicated to the large roller
flour mill Of the Gambrill Manufacturing
company, on which the loss by fire and water
is estimated at 100000. Insurance not
known.
Friday was the hottest day Of the season at
Pittsburg, the mercury reaching ninety.six
degrees in the shade at $3.50 in the afternoon.
The suffering among the iron workers was
terrible, and atmany Of the mills aud factories
work was suspended. Three fatal cases Of sun
stroke and . large number Of prostrations
from the heat were reported.
At OIL City, Pennsylvania, on Monday John
McNerney, a laborcr, aged fifty years, killed
bis wife at midnight with an axe and MORALLY
shot HE son James, aged twcnty.ore. When
the police arrived he shot Oficer George
james In the groin and he will die. Oficer
Worden then shot McNerney in the back,
from the ELECTS Of which he will die.
Near Peach Springs, A. T., Tuesday night,
the e%ast-bound passenger train on the Allan.
tic aud Pacific road ran into the rear end of a
freight train, wrccking the engine and mail
car OF the former and the caboose and two
freightcars Of the latter train. The fireman
OF the passenger train was killed and the en-.
gfneer severely injured. A number of pas.
sengers were badly shaken up.
An extensive and disastrous fire broke ont
ON Thursday at Buffalo, resulting in the dc.
struction Of seigell's brewery, corner Of Main
and Virginia streets. The fire spread to the
extensive car barns Of the Buffalo Street Rail.
way company on the opposite side Of Virginia
street, andthese were soon destroyed. There
is $50, COO insurance on the brewery building.
which will cover the loss. On the car barns
the loss is estimated at $50, 1000, fully insured.
Fire broke out in the oakum shop Friday
morning in the New England Ship Building
company's gard, at Lewiston, Me-, and threat
cned the destruction of the entire property.
A fortunate change Of wind drove the flames
towards the watcr's edge, where many vessels
were moored andon stocks. Three bulls Of
vessels were at N burned. The loss on
schooners is $l2,O 900. The other losses are a
dwelling, oakum shop, stable, blacksmith
shop and Office. Total loss, 100000; insur.
ancc, SIS 900.
At Wednesdays state convention of the
junior order of United American Mechanics,
representing a membership Of 100000 in
Pennsylvania, a resolution was adopted that
a memorial of the order be presented to the
mex congress, asking that a per capita tax be
imposed by law on foreign cmigrants landing
at American ports. Congress will also be
asked to prohibit the landing of pauper emi-
grants, and also to pass q law requiring that
real foreign born residents shall live as citi-
Gems twenty-one years before becoming eligi.
bic to Office.